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Fall City Days 2012 Saturday, June 16 Downtown Fall City, Wash.

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By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter

Firefighters get soaked for Santa Fall City firefighters have volunteered to be dunked for a good cause during Fall City Days, Saturday. Staff at King County Fire District 27 are hosting this year’s dunk tank, 12 to 5 p.m. next to Fall City Firearms.

Donations for dunkings raise money for Operation Santa, in which Fall City firefighters help local families and children in need. Every holiday season, they provide gifts for children and boxes of food.

Firefighters will also hand out fire helmets, stickers and safety information, and offer bike helmet fittings during Fall City Days.

It’s tricky to try to pin the Left Coast Gypsies, the band slated to perform during Fall City Days festivities Saturday, down to a specific musical style.

“It’s a mixture of different genres,” says band frontman Mike Antone. “It’s folk rock, blues, and country, reggae, and it’s sort of all over the place.”

Nor is it easy to categorize the Gypsies with a specific fan base — Antone says they’re all local, but range in age from their 20s to their 70s — or even a specific band. Many of the members perform solo or belong to other bands, including Antone (Satellite by Night, and a duo with Camelia Jade, the Gypsies’ sound technician and guest vocalist) and bass

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player Jonathan Nelson.

One thing is definite about the band, which includes Antone, Nelson, Jade, Lynn Cornelison, Steve Forsythe and Caycee Furulie, and it’s the reason they play.

“We like to just get together.

We barely practice, and we just come together and play songs that we know and remember them all,” said Antone. “I guess the theme probably would be all the music that we play together collectively is coming from our hearts.”

Much of their music is original compositions by Antone and poet Cornelison, who are essentially the group’s founders.

“We’ve written many songs together, and then we made this group,” Antone explained.

Of course, their shows include plenty of classics, too, something for everyone, really.

“We play basically in bars a lot, so (for) the older generation, we have songs … like ‘King of the Road’ and

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Left Coast Gypsies band and crew members gather with family members in this photo from the band’s Facebook page. The dogs are there “just for giggles,” frontman Mike Antone says.

‘16 Tons,’ and then we’ll go to a song from the Wailers, then a country song, then a Neil Young folk rock song,” Antone explained.

For their debut appearance at Fall City Days, Antone said

This week in Fall City Days history

Thursday, June 24, 1982

The Fall City logging show was dominated by three men, who somehow managed a three-way tie. They were Dan Jackson, Greg Downing, and Lee Williamon. In an axe throw face-off for first, Jackson was declared all-around logger.

they’ll play a two- or three-hour show, and hope it doesn’t rain.

With any luck, they’ll get some people dancing, too.

“We have people that get up and dance when they are called to,” Antone said. “It’s all about

Thursday, June 20, 1991

One of the most creative floats for the Fall City Days parade proclaimed, “We’ve survived another storm.” Vincent Community Club pulled a small, makeshift barn with their tractor. The barn had painted windows and cows looking out, and big clowns waved from the rear.

following their hearts, as much as we do when we play.”

The Left Coast Gypsies will take the stage at Fall City Days at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.mikeantone.com.

Thursday, June 20, 1996

Ten-year-old Andy Lund did not have to look far to find inspiration for his fly-fishing art, which won the Fall City Days logo contest. His signed artwork will be featured on the festival T-shirts and hats, and also will grace the T-shirts for the 1996 Fall City Days 5K-10K Fun Run.

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Here come the duckies What: Rubber ducks race for great prizes When: 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 16 Where: The Snoqualmie River Bridge in downtown Fall City Info: www.fallcity.org/ fallcitydays.html

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Rubber ducks tumble from the Fall City bridge in 2011. The random race helps Fall City Elememtary. cially at the big start.

Aside from being good old-fashioned fun, Hauglie feels the Ducky Derby adds an important element to the Fall City Days celebration by

incorporating the river and the community’s connection to the waterway into the festivities. Without the river and the Falls, there would be no Fall City.

You can purchase your racing ducks in advance at Hauglie Insurance, Sno Falls Credit Union in Fall City, Creative Business and from Fall City PTSA members.

Right before the main parade, children are welcome to bring their animal—just about any animal—to show off in a kids and pet parade.

Dogs aren’t the only beasts welcomed: “It could be a llama, a goat, a cow on a leash,” said volunteer Laurie Hauglie.

The children’s parade begins at 11 a.m. The main parade follows at 11:15.

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Snoqualmie River. From there, they travel downriver with the help of a floating boom and volunteers with leaf blowers.

The extra bit of oomph is required to help the ducks all go in the right direction and to keep them from washing up on the river banks. Local dogs and small children are usually tempted to chase after and catch the ducks as well, so volunteers do all they can to make sure every racing duck reaches the finish line.

These measures are the result of the Ducky Derby’s inaugural run, which was down the Raging River.

“The first year was just wild,” said Hauglie. Heavy rains, rough waters and generally not knowing what to expect when 1,000 rubber ducks were released on the river gave organizers a lot to think about for future events.

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They’re out of the tub and on the loose, all for a great cause.

During Fall City Days, rubber ducks get the chance to see the rushing waters of the Snoqualmie River, and take a thrilling tumble from the heights of the Fall City bridge.

During the annual Ducky Derby, the little guys race their way down the Snoqualmie River for fun and prizes, all to benefit Fall City Elementary.

For $5, entrants in the Ducky Derby get themselves a specially numbered and weighted racing duck for the competition. Only 1,000 ducks are available, with more than 50 finishers qualifying for prizes.

The grand prize in the Ducky Derby is a whopping $500, which is probably a lot more than any rubber duck bobbing up and down in the tub ever dreamed of winning. More cash and lots of additional prizes, and gift certificates donated by local businesses are also up for grabs.

“It’s just a lot of fun,” said Laurie Hauglie, who has helped organized the Ducky Derby for several years.

“There’s something about those yellow ducks, floating down the river. Everybody giggles.”

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Highway closes for Fall City Days

he arts come to life during Fall City Days, with multiple artists and performers to amaze and entertain.

Artistic events on Saturday, June 16, include canoe crafting by Snoqualmie Tribe Master Woodcarver John Mullen, new chalk art by Aaron Filion, street performance art by Ezra Dickinson and a community art project to help the local artistic organization.

A section of State Route 202 will close during Fall City Days.

Between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 16, the highway closes between milepost 21.7, at Preston-Fall City Road, and milepost 20.64, which is 324th Avenue Southeast.

Detours are through side streets.

Chalk art

Eat melon, support the Food Pantry Volunteers for the Fall City Community Food Pantry will sell slices of watermelon in return for donations supporting the community’s food bank.

Watermelon sales are sponsored by Farmhouse Market.

The volunteers will also sell reusable Food Pantry shopping bags, available at Farmhouse Market.

Fall City’s iconic watermelon eating contest is on hiatus this year for lack of volunteers.

From its start as an outreach of Fall City Methodist Church, the Food Pantry has grown to help and be supported by the entire Valley. Demand has grown and shelves occasionally get low, but the Food Pantry’s needs are always met by the community.

To learn more, visit fallcityfoodpantry.org.

When Fall City mainstay Brian Majors had a conflict, newcomer Aaron Filion stepped in to work his chalk art on the downtown streets.

His piece will come into living color throughout the day, as the sidewalk transforms into a work of art.

“I love people and I am often trying to relate through art,” Filion states. “ I want people to appreciate the aesthetic quality of the painting, but my greater hope is that the viewer will relate or make a personal connection somehow, like a snapshot from their own life that brings back a memory or feeling.”

Look for Filion outside the Art Park on the corner of 335th and Redmond-Fall City Road. You can view his works at http://aaronfilionart.com/.

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Canoe carving John Mullen, a master carver with the Snoqualmie Tribe, will excite and educate visitors with the craft of carving a canoe.

Watch as he and his apprentices work on a 12-foot long model lake canoe. This canoe, carved from an 80-plus-year-old local red cedar, will seat two youths or one adult.

Along with carving, John will share stories and traditional drumming.

Mullen’s efforts augment the tribe’s Canoe Family, which gives young people a positive, constructive outlet, with lessons for living and career that can last a lifetime.

The entire group works as one.

Community art project During Fall City Days, all visitors are welcome to help paint in a community art project at the downtown Art Park.

Anyone can paint on salmon-shaped slats of wood—anything they dream of, from fish scales to sunbursts and stripes.

Above, visitors react to ‘Slow Walkers’ at the 2011 Fall City Days. The slow-motion performance art returns to perplex and involve this June. Left, Snoqualmie Tribe Master Carver John Mullen, crafting a dugout canoe, will showcase his skill at Fall City Days.

The finished pieces will be used as signs and exhibits for Fall City Arts in planned community events, such as the tentative Snoqualmie Fish Festival in Fall City this September.

That even will help local groups collaborate to celebrate the area, promote river education and clean up after a busy summer of river rafters.

Slow walking To the best of Ezra Dickinson’s knowledge, “slow walking” is an art form that’s all his own.

Back for the second year, this performance artist has spent his life moving. Dickinson classically trained at the Pacific Northwest Ballet for nearly 12 years.

His art is exactly what it sounds: Very slow movement. As described to Fall City Arts organizers, because slow walkers move through public spaces at a drastically slower pace than other pedestrian traffic, they create a strong feeling of displacement, a sense, perhaps, of time travelling.

Look for Ezra in front of the Art Park, at the corner of 335th and Redmond-Fall City Road.

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A full schedule of fun

Fall City Days events Saturday, June 16 • 6:30 a.m., Route 202 closure (324th to Preston-Fall City Road) • 7 a.m., Fall City Masonic Lodge’s annual pancake breakfast at the Masonic Hall • 7:30 a.m., Fall City Days Fun Run day-of-race registration at Olive Taylor Quigley Park • 8:45 a.m., first call to Fun Run start line • 9 a.m., start of Fun Run race: 10K, 5K and 5K walk • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., arts/crafts and food booths, pony rides, soft ride carnival • 10:30 a.m., Fun Run awards • 11 a.m., Kids and Pets on Parade • 11:15 a.m., Main Parade • Noon to 5 p.m., Carnival and Dunk Tanks at Fall City Elementary School parking lot.

• 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., live music with Left Coast Gypsies in Quigley Park • 12:30 to 4 p.m., street performers throughout downtown. Look for the Slow Walker, Snoqualmie Tribal carver John Mullen, and chalk artist Aaron Filion.

• 2:30 p.m., Duck Derby Race begins on Snoqualmie River • 4 p.m., winner announcements on parade stage • 5 p.m., town clean-up • 6 p.m., State Route 202 opens

Pillars of the Community Learn about Fall City’s community-shaping clubs, church The Fall City Historical Society display at Fall City Days will honor four “Pillars of the Community”—The Falls City Masonic Lodge No. 66, the Fall City Lodge No. 59 Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), the Fall City Study Club, and the Fall City United Methodist Church.

According to the society, each of these groups has played an important and long-standing role in the social, civic and spiritual life of Fall City.

The organization will also share the newest offering in its “History in your Hand” series: A beverage glass featuring the historic Falls City Masonic Hall, built in 1895 and added to the National Historic Register in 2004.

After Fall City Days, the glasses will be available at Farmhouse Market and other outlets.

Photos courtesy Fall City Historical Society

Clockwise from top, The Fall City Study Club, is especially remembered for their leading role in the creation of Fall City’s ever-expanding libraries over the years. Here, the club meets in front of the library, which opened in 1967; The original Fall City United Methodist Church building of 1899; The Falls City Masonic Lodge, now on a collectible glass; The Fall City Odd Fellows building on River Street.

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Race for a good cause This Saturday, June 16, the Fall City Days Fun Run will again bring more than 500 runners to the Valley.

The races will begin and end in front of the Farmhouse Market, starting at 9 a.m. for the children’s 1k, and at 9:15 a.m. for the 5k and 10k.

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The run benefits students in Valley schools.

The Mount Si basketball team and bheerleaders will help with the event, as well as parents of elementary students.

Sean Sundwall of Run Snoqualmie hosts the event and has brought a fresh set of eyes to the race since his involvement in 2011.

Sundwall ran in high school, and began “running in earnest” seven years ago. As coach of the distance team at Mount Si, Sundwall says he loves running primarily because “it is a no-cut sport, we take everybody.”

Running became a hobby, leading him to

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the idea of Run Snoqualmie. Sitting in his office watching the Railroad Days parade, Sundwall began to wonder why Snoqualmie was the only town in the Valley that didn’t have its own fun run. He knew that if he didn’t act upon this idea, no one else would, so five years ago he began the Run Snoqualmie race organization. It didn’t take long before his involvement spread to five other races, including the Fall City Days Fun Run. Sundall began using disposable timing chips in all of his races after the timing com-

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As a coach at Mount Si, he “cares about each player equally,” no matter their abilities. Track allows for a wide range of abilities and types of people, and that is what keeps Sundwall and his organization going. He wants to “breed a love for running” because, unlike so many other sports, it can last a lifetime.

“I hope these races will inspire kids to go into track and field ten years from now at Mount Si” and continue to run for the rest of their lives.

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